Thank you for the reply, much appreciated. After doing more research, it appears that I will be going with a MIS TLIF on L4-S1. The reasoning? My facets are shot at L5/S1 (going to have to be fused in either scenario), but my previous right-sided laminectomy @ L4/L5 appears to have left my spine too unstable at that level as well, showing spondy at both levels. I am going for another opinion from a surgeon that does both, but I think the TLIF will stabilize everything in that area. My thought is that if L3/L4 start to fail then I could do ADR at that level.....
__________________
- 37 y/o male
- fell off of 20 foot roof in 1997
- L4/L5 Laminectomy/Partial Discectomy for drop-foot (right) and sciatica after accident (successful)
- sporadic flare-up over last 18.5 years
- now worsening with lumbar/sacral/coccyx muscle spasms
- DDD L4/L5/S1, candidate for hybrid/ADR
- considering Dr. Zigler, Dr. Zeegers, local doc
|